Person:Thomas Kilcomons (1)

A Thomas Kilcommons, born in Ireland in November 1845, was listed as a boarder in the Michael Curley household in Wilkes-Barre in 1900. According to the census, he immigrated in 1881, was naturalized, and was a coal miner. His obituary in the Wilkes-Barre Times mentions that he was survived by a niece, Mrs. Dougherty, of Georgetown. This would be Mary Kilcommons, who married Frank Dougherty. In fact, her sister Margaret, who married George Broham, should still have been living at the time, but since she was in New Jersey, perhaps Thomas Kilcommons's family was not really aware of her. The obituary says that he died at the home of his step-son, William Joyce, in Courtdale, but his death certificate says that he died at the Almshouse in Retreat, Pennsylvania.

He is obviously closely related to Daniel Kilcommons, b. say 1833, Co. Galway; d. say 1877, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, but he is not his brother, as the mention of Mrs. Dougherty as a niece would imply. Thomas had a younger brother named Daniel. Is it possible Daniel is his uncle, and Mary Kilcommons Dougherty his cousin?

He may be the 21-year-old Thomas Kilcommons who, along with 18-year-old Daniel Kilcommons, were servants in the house of William Robinson of Appleton, Chesire, England in 1871.

In 1910, when he was working as a roadman for the Kingston Coal Company, he was struck by loaded cars being pushed by a small locomotive. His arm was so badly mangled that he had to have it amputated.^S7

1. ↑ .

   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21944-763-95?cc=1589502 : accessed 01 Jul 2014), 004266235 > image 441 of 728.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 .

   Thomas Kilcommons household, 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pringle (Courtdale Borough), Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Dwelling 44, Family 48, jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database, <http://www.ancestry.com>, accessed 1 July 2014.
   
   Kilcommons, Thomas/Head/M/W/60/M2/9/-/-/Ire-Irish/Ire-Irish/Ire-Irish/1880/Na/English/laborere/odd jobs/w/no/0/yes/yes/-/O/F/H
   ----, Catherine/wife/F/W/60/M2/9/12/3/Eng-Irish/Ire-Irish/Ire-Irish/1864/-/English/none/-/-/-/-/yes/yes
   Joyce, Anna/step-daughter/F/W/24/S/-/-/-/Pennsylvania/Eng-Irish/Eng-Irish/-/-/English/none/-/-/-/-/yes/yes

3. ↑ .

   "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12349-219380-80?cc=1325221 : accessed 01 Jul 2014), Pennsylvania > Luzerne > ED 81 Wilkesbarre Township (east part) > image 1 of 47; citing NARA microfilm publication T623.

4. ↑ "Dies at Courtdale", in Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
   24 Jan 1922.
5. ↑ .

   Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
   Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/

6. ↑ .

   Baptismal record for Thomas Kilcomon as abstracted at Rootsireland.ie
   
   Church Baptism Record
   Name: Thomas Kilcomon Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1847
   Date of Baptism: 1-Jan-0
   Address: Ng Parish/District: BALLINTUBBER RC
   Gender: Male County Co. Roscommon
   Denomination: Roman Catholic
   Father: Owen Kilcomon Mother: Elizabeth Kinihan
   Occupation:
   Sponsor 1 /
   Informant 1: Thomas Kilcomons Sponsor 2 /
   Informant 2: Margaret Kilcomons
   Notes:
   FATHER: EUGENE

7.   "Thos. Kilcummings Has His Arm Mangled", in Wilkes-Barre (Pa) Times-Leader
   p. 9, 14 Jun 1910.